At the very least, I'm sure he'll have some original ideas on how to scare up some cash.
We discovered it was impossible to scare up an audience for the game.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
scare away something — scare away (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. Video cameras may be helpful to police, but they do not scare away robbers. He scared them away by yelling and firing into the air … New idioms dictionary
scare off something — scare off (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. In summer, when you walked through a field of dry grass, you stamped your feet to scare off snakes. A deadly outbreak of “bird flu” in Hong Kong has killed six people … New idioms dictionary
scare up something — ˌscare ˈup sth derived (NAmE, informal) to find or make sth by using whatever is available • I ll see if I can scare up enough chairs for us all. Main entry: ↑scarederived … Useful english dictionary
scare something away from something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare something away from doing something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare someone away from something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare someone away from doing something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare up — (something) to find or obtain something that is not easily available. At the very least, I m sure he ll have some original ideas on how to scare up some cash. We discovered it was impossible to scare up an audience for the game … New idioms dictionary
scare story — UK US noun [countable] [singular scare story plural scare stories] something said or written that makes a situation seem worse than it really is Thesaurus: people and things that cause worry or problemshyponym … Useful english dictionary
scare — scare1 [skeə US sker] v [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: skirra, from skjarr shy, fearful ] 1.) [T] to make someone feel frightened = ↑frighten →↑afraid ▪ Loud noises can scare animals or birds. scare the life/living daylights/hell etc out… … Dictionary of contemporary English
